A civilian search and rescue team based in the city of Fairfax, Virginia, has joined the emergency response in Florida as Hurricane Milton barrels down.
About 750 people took part in "The Big Sing" — a free, community sing organized by the Kennedy Center, the Washington National Cathedral and Levine Music.
Hindus across the Washington, D.C. region and around the world will celebrate the first of five-day holiday of Diwali. The “festival of lights” is the yearly time for family gatherings, prayer, lighting lamps and partying.